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THROAT IRRITATION AND COUGH.—Soreness and dryness, tickling and irritation, indnoing ooogh and affeoting the voice. For these symptoms use EPPS'S Glycerine Jujubes. In contact with the glands at the moment they are excited by the act of sacking, the Glycerine in these agreeable oonfeotions becomes actively healing. Sold only in boxes 7fcd, tins Is lid, labelled JUlES Epi-a &Co., Homoeopathic Chemists London." Dr. Moore, in his work on Nose and Throat Diseases," says: The Glycerine Jujubes prepared by James Epps and Co., are of undoubted servioe as a curative or palliative agent," while Dr. Gordon Holmes, Senior Physician to the Municipal Throat and Ear infirmary, writes s" After aa extended trial I have found year Ghreetine Jujubes of consider' agble benefit in almost all forms of throat disease." Bm's labelled Mediei&e*.are sold ia Llandrindod We^hrW. Higtefcreet. a6M

MARKETS. NEWTOWN GENERAL, TUESDAY.—Wheat 168 Od to 17s Od; new wheat, 14s 6d to 15s Od per 240 lbs barley, 4s 6d to 5s Od per 701bs oats, 18s 6d to 20a per 2201ba; eggs, 18 to 20 a Is butter, Is 7d to Is lOdper lb; fowls, 49 6d to 5s per couple ducks, 5s Od to 5s 6d per couple geese, 5s 6d to 8s Od turkeys, Os Od to 0s Od eaoh; potatoes, 561bs for Is 3d beef, 7d to 8d per lb mutton, 8d to 9d per lb pork, 5d to 6d per lb. lamb, 9d to lOd per lb. WELSHPOOL GENERAL, MONDAY.—Wheat, 4s 6d to os Od per 751bs; barley, 48 6d to 5s Od per 701bs: oats 18s Od to 20s Od eggs, 00 to 18 for a Is butter, Is 3d to Is 4d per lb fowls, 4s Od to 58 6d per couple; ducks, Os Od to 08 Od couple; geese, Os. SHREWSBURY GENERAL, SATURDAY AND WEDNES- DAY.—Butter, Is 2d to Is 4d per lb; eggs, 16 to 18 for Is fowls, 4s 6d to 6s Od per couple; ducks, 6s Od to 7s Od couple; geese, Os to Os each turkeys, 5s to 6a Od each rabbits, 2s 4d to 2s 8d per couple; pigeons Is Od to Is 2d per couple potatoes. 38 Od to 3s 6d per cwt; cabbages, Is 6d to 2s Od per dozen broccoli, 2s Od to 3s 6d per dozen parsnips, 28 Od to 2s 6d per cwt, carrots, 2s 6d to 2a 6d per cwt; apples, 4d to 6d per qr; pears, 6d to 6d per quarter. OSWESTRY CORN AND GENERAL, WEDNESDAY.— Fresh butter, Is 3d to 18 4d per lb eggs, 16 to 18 for Is; fowls, 4s Od to 5s Od per couple; ducks, Os Od to Os Od per couple; geese, Os Od to Os each; rabbits, 2s 4d to 2a 6d per couple potatoes, 2s 9d to 3s Od per cwt; white wheat, 4s lOd to 5s 2d per 751bs; new, Os Od to Os Od red wheat, 4s 8d to 58 Od new, Os Od to Os Od malting barley, 18s Od to 20s Od per 2801ba; oats, 15s Od to 17s Od per 200. LONDON CORN, MONDAY.—The brilliant weather continues, bnt other influences have now intervened, and among these the American winter wheat, being only of 81 per cent promise is perhaps the chief. Free buying for the Continent also helps the market very materially. English wheat was mostly in excellent condition, and the choice being limited Is more money was demanded. All sorts of foreign wheat made 6d over the worst prices of last week. Holders of American flour recovered heart enough to uk a full Is advance, but it was not often obtained, and holders of English were content to do a good business on the basis of 6d advance. Barley was firm for fird d second grades, but Persian was offered aø 10. as 168 per quarter. Maize waa 6d dearer for flat, but round was dull at firmer terms. Oats were 6d dearer for all sorts. Pulse unchanged. At the close of last Monday's market the top price of English flour was held for Is advance. This double change had the effect of causing a good olearance of TSigilali makes, and the market for breadstuffs, without, being extremely active, was the best we have had a £ Mark Lane since January. Spring corn has been decidedly better, but very small arrivals and expectations of oats caused holders to take a firm course for all sorts.

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THE FARMERS' CIRCLE. (BY ONE WITHIN IT.) Out of twelve entries, Mr Forshaw's Shire horse Downham Ben was selected for the prize offered to attend Granstang weekly during the season. The Fareham and Hants Farmers' Club has hired for the season. 1892, a very suit- able Shire stallion in Catthorpe Crecy, the property of Mr J. P. Cross, of Catthorpe Lowers, Rugby, which is to travel the district for the use of its members. At a meeting of the committee of the Banbury Shire Horse Society on Thursday week, it was resolved that members of the society should have the privilege of sending svo mares at three guineas each, instead 01 zil me mare at three guineas as previously irranged and that no nominations should be transferable, except by members entitled to four or more nominations, who may transfer not more than one-half of their tominations to such person or persons, who, •n application, may be approved of by the onuuitteK. The sale of Clydesdales, belonging to Mr lilmore, of Montrave was held on Friday. tt was a grand sale the highest price was L 000 gs. paid for the two-year-old filly, Montrave Rosea, buyer Andrew Montgomery. S tven brood maresdrew 875 gs. or an average )f £ 131 5s. Five three-year-old fillies drew 740 gs an average of £ 155 2s two two- year-old colts drew 170 g:s. and 100 gs. each Montrave Rosea started at 500 gs. by Mr ll xkhirt rapidly rose to the figure quoted •ib ve. Her neighbour, Montrave Primula, drew 310 gs., the buyer being Fletcher, of Uosehaugh. Seven yearling colts drew 406 gs., an average of P-60 18s each. Four yearling fillies drew 405 gs., an average of 0,106 6s each. The total drawings were 4,136 as. for 29 animale, or. an average of £ 119 15s. An attempt is about to be made by the Go 'ernment to improve the breeds of horses in possession of the small farmers in the con- gested districts of Ireland. Owing to the a ant of good blood to breed from, these horses have greatly deteriorated, until they are little better than undersized ponies in hi mountainous districts, and there is no opportunity of utilising the natural advan- tages of the flat countries. In order that whit is done may be of the greatest possible benefit to the farmers, the Congested District Hoard has sought the advice of Mr Burdett- Cou'.ts, M.P who, in company with one of h Irish Land Commissioners, is now on tour th o igh the districts referred to. The poorest parts of Galway, Mayo, and Conne- ma a will be visited, and arrangements have i eeu made for farmers to bring their stock o d ffrAnt points on the route, so that Mr Burdett-Coutts may be enabled to form a practical opinion upon the present condition of the native breeds, and advise as to the best means of improving them. CROSS BREEDING. A cross of two pure breeds combines the gocd qualities of each. Just as some of our most valuable fruits, grains, and flowers are crosses of two varieties, so with animals. One excellent Shropshire sheep is a cross- bred so is the Hamshire and the Oxford- shire. The Ayrshire cow was originally a crossbred, and so was the grand Shorthorn. In modern use a cross of Guernsey has im- proved the Jersey a cross of the Jersey has done the same for the Ayrshire; and the polled Aberdeen has added dome points of value to the Shorthorn. But it is not wise to interbreed the progeny of a cross without judgment; indeed it is bad to breed pure blood injudiciously. How much good has been doue by crossing the pure breeds on our native stock (which is a breed as much as any) unjustly called scrubs ? Every one cannot have pure stock, and if crossing breeds were a mistake how many would be left out in the cold ? FENCES AND DITCHES. In the bustle of working off arrears in land tillage, such necessary items of labour as the repairing of fences, the clearing out of ditches, &c., should not be overlooked. {'hi> fences, as a rule, fall out of repair ,lurilig the winter months, especially if the weather is very changeable, and it is im- portant to have efficiency restored before the stock are turned out to grass. Open ditches around the edges of fields should be u thoroughly cleaned out. When allowed to remain in a dirty, weedy state, they are of no service, save as a shelter for insects of destructive habits. Their contents should be gathered into small heaps along the bank, and carted to some central point for prepara- tion for use as top-dressing. We dislike the plan of carting ditch scrapings on to the land as soon as they are gathered. This is supposed to be an effective medium of in- sectiferous attack, while it may also abound in deleterious acids, which a thorough pro- cess of oxidation would effectually dissipate. There should be no difficulty in keeping up an annual stock of good home-made top- dressing from this source. If collected in a heap and mixed with lime, it is all the batter of lying for a year; its (ffect on the land will then be more marked and immediate, than when freshly applied. MANTTRING BARLEY. ,When and how shall manures be applied to the barley crop ? This question has' been tolerably well answered by the results of the Norfolk experiments-if experiments were needed for this purpose. The opera- tion ifl largely governed by circumstances, with a liberal admixture of common-sense. Mineral manures may be sown at any time after the seed is harrowed in. They are readily washed down through the soil by rain, as is the case with nitrates. Minerals I should be sown early enough to be dissolved and incorporated with the soil before the roots of plants require them. This is the advice of Mr F. J. Cooke, who reports upon the NorfolJk,experiments, and is well worth bearing in mind. Nitrogenous manures, on the other hand, should not be applied until the plant is well up, and able to utilise them. They are easily washed out through the

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drains or subsoil. The safest time to sow them is just as the young plants appear above ground, and it is always wise, if possible, to apply the nitrates in two portions, at an interval of, say, tw<J*or three weeks. The results of these experiments are more instructive as indicating the gain in crop in average seasons, than of what may be expected from a given quantity of manure. For details, however, we must refer our readers to the official report, which may be had from the Secretary of the Nor- folk Chamber of Agriculture. They are worth studying, and would doubtless be found both interestiog and lielpful to farmers at the present time. THE SEASON. The weather at the commencement of last week was quite summer-like. The land was sufficiently dry for any purpose, over dry, indeed, for some operations. Growth is still backward, and it is likely to remain so, until nocturnal frosts give place to genial rains. Then there will be a rush, for the least encouragement would speedily unfold the vernal robes of spring. For some reason or another, early spring crops have not come up so uniformly as could be wished. Reports reach us from various districts complaining of total failure of pea and pulse crops sown in February. In some parts more pea and vetch-sown land has had to be broken up this year than for many years past. The cause of the failure is generally attributed to the severity of the many weathers of March. Certainly the past month was trying to both animal and vegetable life, and it is sincerely to be hoped we have seen the last meteorological sample. Loamy and li >ht soils are harrowing beautifully. Progress is being made with this and like work in every part of the country. Backward as tillage operations are, a continuance of bright weather would very soon bring up arrears. Winter and February-sown wheats are doing well, and afford every promise of a good crop. Pasture grass is bleak and stunned, and seeds are not very much better. But a little rain is all they require, save, perhaps, a sprinkling of artificial manure. Oats are being sown under the most salutary conditions possible, while potato-planting and the making of the mangel are also being highly favoured. PROTECTING COLOUR IN ANIMALS. A very interesting paper on this subject appears in a recent number of "Blackwood's Magazine," which contains many useful facts and opinions, the most important of the latter being that in many cases the utility of colour as a protection needs careful consideration before acceptance. On a priori grounds the protective advantage of a green colour to the iguana would seem to be obvious. Resting as it does habitually in a motionless attitude upon the branch of a tree, the colour would render it invisible. In the island of St. Lucia, in the 'West Indies, there is a species of iguana which is highly prized as an article of food; the white flesh of this reptile has been compared for delicacy of flavour with that of a young chicken. The lizard s hunted by means of dogs which are quite unable to see their prey; they detect its whereabouts, however, by the sense of smell; and, indeed, many reptiles have a strong odour. Now in South Africa there are also green and brown iguanas; a brown colour is quite as ad- vantageous for protective purposes as a green colour in this case, perhaps even more so. They are probably sought after by jaguars and other arboreal cats. The cat tribe, it is true, do not hunt so entirely by scent as dogs do, but the structure of their brain shows an almost equally well developed condition of that part of the brain which is concerned with the sense of smell. In fact, all these mammals have been distinguished as osmatic" from such creatures as ourselves and the monkeys, in which the rhinencephalon is small. It seems, therefore, probably that here, too, the protective coloration is not so useful as it might at first appear to be. At any rate, the utility of each instance has to be clearly proved; though, as already suggested, there are considerable probabilities in favour of the action of natural selection in causing, or at least in intensifying such protective resemblances as are shown by many green arboreal animals. THE LATE EARL OF PORTSMOUTH'S STOCK. The sale of stock of the Earl of Ports- mouth, at Eggesford, last week, was patronised very largely by brewers, dealers, and agriculturists, many coming from con- siderable distances. About 350 pure-bred Southdown sheep, and some 60 pigs of the Small Black breed, and 35 bullocks were brought under the hammer by Messrs. Hannaford and Son, who were successful in disposing of every lot offered. Luncheon was served in the Fox and Hounds Hotel, at which some 500 persons sat down in relays. Bidding for the sheep, which were descended from the Duke of Richmond and Gordon's celebrated flock, was spirited. Double couples sold at from 418 6d to 50s; single couples from 38s to 45s; wether hoggs, 32s. to 35s. A three-year-old ram fetched 40s; a two-year-old brought 65s, and a horse ram 40s- The pigs offered in- cluded animals which had taken prizes at the Royal and the Devon county shows. A boar, two and a-half years old, the sire of several prize winners, made 23. A boar of the same age, the sire of the boar that took the first prize at Norwich, was knocked down for L3 12s. 6d. The first prize boar at last year's Devon County Show at Exmouth, made R,2 10s; another boar, fourteen months old, made JE6. Several young boars, seven months old, made from £1 15s to JE6. The breeding sow, Lady Exmouth, in farrow, shown at the Royal at Plymouth as one of a pen, and winner of the first prize at Exmouth last year, was knocked down at X6. Sow and six pigs, first prize at the Royal as one of a pen, second prize at Ex- mouth, L10 12s. 6d. Breeding sow, second

prize at Devon County Show at Totnes, as one of a pen, L4 12s. 6d. Sow in farrow, £ 6. Other breeding sows made from -04 15s to L6 15s; young sows, from -02 2s 6d to £ 5 10s fat pigs from £2 3s to £ 2 10s. In the cattle, a pure-bred Short- horn bull went for JE12 15s. Young steers made up to Y,7 heifers in calf, £ 11 10s to £ 12 10s; maiden heifers and barreners realised fair prices. After the stock was disposed of, the implements were sold. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTS AT BETTWS. ome time ago we published in our columns reports of lectures delivered in the Public Hall, Newtown, on market days by Professor Archibald, of Bangor College, on manures and plant life, and other matters of vital interest to farmers. The interest that the lectures awakened in the minds of the farmers of the district induced several gentlemen to form themselves into a committee (with Mr Scott Owen at their head) for the purpose of putting to a practical test the theory held by Professor Archibald ae to the value of manures scientifically applied, and by means of which they would be able to observe the utility of, and the benefits derived from, the proper application of manures containing the necessary nitrogen, to plants constituted of such materials as to show clearly what particular manure was best adapted for their dressing. The following table of the ex- periments to be carried out over a period of four years shows to what extent the commit- tee hav6 gone in the matter. It is not neces- sary to point out to any farmer the advan- tages to be gained by interesting himself in these experiments, and watching the pro- gress of the different plots, and also by carefully noting the results at the end of the husbandry. If the farmer wants to succeed in the present day he must not rush blindly on a career of stupidity and shut his ears1 to the appeals of science as she stands by the side of his path with open arms desirous of devoting all her energies to his interests. He must embrace the opportunities afforded him by science, and not let any foibles which characterised his forefathers stand in his way. The following is a table shewing the character of the Bettws experiments:-ia 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1892. ¡ ————— 10 tons ——— Swedes. No 20 tons F. Y. M. 20 tons 6c. dissolved 3 o. Slag 6 o. Slag 8 o. Slag 5 c. Superif No Manure. F. X". M. ^o. Super 4 o. Super F. Y. M. Bones 3 o. Super 6 o. Super Manure 4 c. Super, ^o. Nitrate £ c. Nitrate lo. Nitrate lc. Nitrate 1893. —— — ——— — Barley. 1 a. Nitrate i c. Nitrate 1 o. Nitrate 1 c. Nitrate 1 c. Nitrate (with seeds) 1- 1894. 4 o. dissolved Clover i o. Nitrate. 20 tons 10 tons bones 4 o. Slag 8 o. Slag 4 o. Slag 2f o. Super and F. Y. M. F. Y. M. 2 o. Kainit 2 o. Kainit 2 o. Kainit Byegiass 1895. Wheat 1 e. Nitrate t c. Nitrate 1 c. Nitrate I c. Nitrate lo. Nitrate NOTE.-The Manures are given in quantities per These three plots receive the Farmyard To test the To test the effect of 'Acre. # same total amount of manures during Manure To compare the effeot effect of a Slag alone, and of Super- Plots 2-5 receive Farm-1 the rotation the object is to find out alone. of dissolved bones withj double phosphate alone. yard manure. Plots 6-10 the most economical way of applying that of a cheaper dressing dressing of i Plots 2.5 receive Farm. the rotation the object is to find out alone. of dissolved bones withi double phosphate alone. yard manure. Plots 6-10 the most economical way of applying that of a cheaper dressing dressing of do not receive any. Farmyard manure. I phosphates.